A Bookshop Summer

De: Stephanie Butland

An intriguing, twisting and heart-warming novel set in a bookshop that has an unexpected impact on people's lives. From the author of The Second Chance Book Club and Found in a Bookshop

When the Lost for Words bookshop in York hosts an event for a new reading project, four strangers' lives will change in ways they could never have expected . . .

Trixie is hosting the event. She loves her job at Lost for Words, and she's feeling grounded and calm - until a phone call from her ex throws everything off course.

Cherry only goes to the event because she needs to get out. Caring for her grandmother without any help is exhausting - and lonely. Maybe things will be different if her long-lost sister finally comes home.

Rhiannon and Guy really hit it off at the bookshop; it feels like the start of something special. And Guy is fantastic with Rhiannon's baby. But Rhiannon is keeping quite a big secret . . .

When you spend time with people who love books, you're sure to learn something about yourself - and maybe see a way to start in a different direction. As each of them is about to find out . . .

©2026 Stephanie Butland (P)2026 Hachette UK Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

Acclaim for Stephanie's earlier novels: Compelling, eye-opening and heart-stirring, this book is unputdownable (Katie Fforde)

I've just read with enormous pleasure. It's a story for anyone who loves books (or loves humans). And it's a story for anyone who's needed their own second chance (Shelley Harris)

A beautiful writer, she always writes with such attentive compassion and warmth . . . I so enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot as the story revealed itself (Carys Bray)

Beautifully captures all the small kindnesses and frustrations of a community under lockdown . . . cathartic and life-affirming (Kate Mascarenhas)

A really delightful book . . . lots of brilliant recommendations along the way (Adele Geras)